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GZINER. Apparatus for Collecting Alcoholic Vapors inwater. j 0N0.225.349. Patented Mar. 9, 1880.

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ETFS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAFHER, WASHINGTON. D c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MATYAS GZINER, OF NEW YORK,N. Y.

APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING ALCOHOLIC VAPORS IN WATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 225,349, dated March 9,1880.

Application filed February 6, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MA'IYAS GZINER, of the city, county, and State ofNew York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatusfor Collecting Alcoholic Vapors in Water, of which the following is thespecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure I represents a vertical sectional view of the apparatus.Fig. II represents the steampipe within the vaporator on line ac m ofFig. I. Fig. III represents a top view of the tubular compartment online y y of Fig. I.

The invention relates to that class of vaporizing apparatus in whichalcoholic vapors are driven from any mash, said apparatus containingneither a worm, goose-neck, nor similar contrivance and it consists inan apparatus by means of which perfectly pure alcoholic vapor can beextracted from the mash, which, by solution in water, will produce atransparent and pure fluid for making vinegar.

A is the water-tank into which the vapors from thevaporizing-compartment are driven, as will hereinafter be described. Dis the vaporizer. P is the vapor-collector, and H the pipe for thepassage of the vapors into the Water-tank A.

F is a compartment containing spaces and tubes F, through which thevapors pass into the vapor-collector P. Said compartment F is closed atboth ends, tubes F only projecting through the covers.

G is the mash-tub, and is separated from compartment F by a partition,m.

M is a funnel for filling the water-tank A with water.

Z represents a pipe provided with a cock for passing the mash from themash-tub into compartment F, and Y is a tube having cock W for passingthe mash farther down into the vaporizer D.

0 represents a glass tube through which the quantity of mash in thevaporizer may be seen.

N represents a gaged tube, the object being to observe the quantity ofwater pumped into the water-tank proportioned to the amount of mash inthe vaporizer D.

E is a central tube passing through com- .partment F, through which thevapors arising in the vaporizer pass into the small tubes F.

O is the steam-pipe connected with the boiler, by means of which heat istransmitted into the vaporizer for boiling the mash.

a are air-holes for the admission of air, and forgregulating thetemperature in the watertank. Q is an air-vent.

L is the outlet for the residue of the mash after the alcoholic vaporhas been extracted.

The operation is as follows: The mash is pumped into the mash-tub G. Thecock Z is opened and the mash let into the compartment F, from whence itpasses through pipe Y into the vaporizer D, where it is boiled and thevapors separated or driven therefrom. As soon as the vaporizer is tilledto its proper capacity the cock W is closed and the vessel F is againfilled with mash, when cock Z is closed and the operation of filling themashtubs G with mash repeated. Then the required quantity of water ispumped into the funnel M and chamber A, Where the vapors are absorbed.As soon as the several compartments are filled with mash and water,respectively, steam is admitted from the boiler and into pipe 0, bymeans of which the mash is boiled and the vapors driven therefrom.

1n the process of separating the alcoholic vapors from the mash thevapors pass from the vaporizer D through the central tube, E, andthrough tubes F into the vapor-collector P, and through pipe H into thewater in the tank A.

Having thus described my invention, I claim,--

1. The vaporizer A, embracing in its construction the water-tank B, uponwhich rests the vaporizer D, vaponcollector P, tubular compartment F,and mash-tub G, the whole forming one structure, substantially as shownand described.

2. The combination of the water-tank B, mash-tub G, tubular compartmentF, the pipes for conducting vapor, mash, and water to their respectivecompartments, and the pipe within the vaporizer, which is connected withthe steam-generator, the Whole constructed as and for the purpose setforth. I

MATYAS "GZINER.

Witnesses D. P. OoWL, LEVI BACON.

